The First Amendment does not protect the distribution of "purely functional code" that would allow for the 3D printing of guns, the Third Circuit ruled Thursday, ending a challenge to a New Jersey law from a Texas-based firearm company and a gun rights group.
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Challenge To 3D-Printed Gun Law Fails, 3rd Circ. Rules

By Jonathan Capriel

The First Amendment does not protect the distribution of "purely functional code" that would allow for the 3D printing of guns, the Third Circuit ruled Thursday, ending a challenge to a New Jersey law from a Texas-based firearm company and a gun rights group.

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2nd Circ. Declines To Block TRO On Gateway Tunnel Project

By Carla Baranauckas

Federal funding for the $16 billion Gateway Tunnel project must resume flowing — at least for now — after the Second Circuit declined on Thursday to pause a district court order requiring the Trump administration to lift its freeze on reimbursements to New York and New Jersey.

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Former NJ AG Matthew Platkin Launches Litigation Boutique

By Jake Maher

Former New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin on Thursday announced the launch of Platkin LLP, a litigation boutique made up of former state prosecutors looking to take on cases touching on consumer protection, the rule of law and other public interest causes.

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McCarter & English Can't Tank $22M Suit, Insurer Says

By Aaron Keller

Two insurance companies have urged a Connecticut Superior Court judge to maintain a $22.3 million professional negligence lawsuit against McCarter & English LLP, saying document production delays don't warrant killing the case less than a month before trial.

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Ex-Pharma Exec Fights AGs' Quick Win Bid In Antitrust Case

By George Woolston

A former pharmaceutical marketing executive urged a Connecticut federal court to reject summary judgment sought against him by state attorneys general pursuing wider price-fixing litigation against most of the generic drug industry, arguing key cooperating witnesses' questionable credibility makes a trial necessary.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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LITIGATION

DC Judge Won't Bow To DOJ, Public Criticism On TPS Ruling

By Tom Lotshaw

A D.C. federal judge who said she has been receiving threats and personal insults after she temporarily blocked the Trump administration from terminating Temporary Protected Status for Haitians refused to pause her ruling, saying judges will not be intimidated by public threats.

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Brief

Trump Admin EV Funding Cuts Suits Merged In Wash. Court

By Jonathan Capriel

A Washington federal judge has consolidated two lawsuits seeking to stop the Trump administration from preventing nearly $2.5 billion in congressionally appropriated funds from going to electric vehicle charging infrastructure programs.

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Brief

Skyline CEO Indicted Over Alleged Lies About AI, Other Tech

By Craig Clough

The CEO of Skyline Technologies has been indicted on charges that he defrauded investors out of more than $1 million, including by allegedly lying that the company was developing an AI trading product that would guarantee annual investment returns up to 22 percent, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office announced on Thursday.

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THIRD CIRCUIT

Brief

3rd Circ. Won't Reconsider OT Ruling Against Home Care Co.

By Irene Spezzamonte

The full Third Circuit will not reconsider a panel decision upholding a $1 million judgment against a home health company in a U.S. Department of Labor suit accusing it of failing to pay in-home care providers minimum wage and overtime.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Series

Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Navigating the muddy, root-filled path of trail marathons and ultramarathons provides fertile training ground for my high-stakes fractional general counsel work, teaching me to slow down my mind when the terrain shifts, sharpen my focus and trust my training, says Eric Proos at Next Era Legal.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

This past week in London has seen a former U.S. defense contractor convicted of tax evasion face legal action, French football club Olympique Lyonnais sued following a $97 million ruling against its owner John Textor, consulting giant Kroll targeted by a South African airline, and H&M hit with a claim alleging it copied protected sunglasses designs. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

WilmerHale and Gillam & Smith LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Texas federal jury cleared Apple of infringement claims over patents covering 4G wireless technology, in a case that previously led to jury verdicts of $506 million and $300 million.

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Brief

Indiana AG Declines Intervention In Posner Wage Suit

By Emily Sawicki

Indiana's attorney general has declined to intervene in a pro se plaintiff's suit seeking to revive $170,000 in wage claims against retired Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner, finding the case did not pose a "substantial" constitutional challenge to a state statute mandating that delayed contracts must be written and signed to be enforced.

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Louisiana Atty Takes Responsibility For AI Usage Snafu

By Christine DeRosa

After facing the threat of sanctions alongside three of his co-counsel, a Louisiana attorney told a federal judge that he was solely responsible for an error-riddled brief written with the assistance of artificial intelligence. 

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Taking heat from Republican senators over not notifying members of Congress about subpoenas for their phone records, Verizon's general counsel has pledged that in the future, the company will fight gag orders requiring it to keep silent. And taking heat from shareholders and colleagues over her ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Goldman Sachs' chief legal officer has agreed to leave the firm in June.

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Colorado Atty Delayed Filing, Gave Faulty Advice, Suit Says

By Rachel Konieczny

A Colorado attorney waited nearly five years to file a lawsuit on behalf of two clients and provided faulty advice, the former clients alleged Thursday in a malpractice lawsuit in state court.

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'Acqui-Hires' In AI Drawing Antitrust Scrutiny, Tech Attys Say

By Bonnie Eslinger

Attorneys with Nvidia, Google and Uber took the stage at a conference hosted Thursday by Baker McKenzie to discuss emerging trends in antitrust enforcement, including how booming AI investment has produced new regulatory scrutiny of "acqui-hires," in which large companies acquire startups primarily to hire their teams.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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6th Circ. Says Ch. 13 Motion Came 84 Minutes Too Late

By Vince Sullivan

A 2-1 split panel of the Sixth Circuit affirmed two lower court rulings from Michigan federal judges denying a Chapter 13 debtor's motion to dismiss his bankruptcy case because the request came 84 minutes after a bankruptcy court converted the case to a Chapter 7.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Addleshaw Goddard

ArentFox Schiff

Baker Donelson

Baker McKenzie

Barclay Damon

Beasley Allen

Ben Crump Law

Brockstedt Mandalas

Bryan Cave

CMS Cameron McKenna

Clyde & Co

Conyers Dill

Covington & Burling

DAC Beachcroft

DLA Piper

Dean Omar

Dentons

DiCello Levitt

Eichhorn & Eichhorn

Faegre Drinker

Fenchurch Law

Flores Law PLLC

Gage Spencer & Fleming

Gibbs Mura

Gibson Dunn

Gillam Smith

Giskan Solotaroff

Gowling WLG

Greenberg Traurig

HJV Car Accident Personal Injury Lawyers

Hacker Stephens

Harrison Goddard Foote

Hartman & Winnicki

Hogan Lovells

Homburger AG

Howes Percival

Jones Fussell

Keoghs LLP

Kessler Topaz

Kirkland & Ellis

Kurzban Kurzban

LK Law Pty Ltd

Latham & Watkins

Lenz & Staehelin

Levin Sedran

Lieff Cabraser

Liskow & Lewis

Mayer Brown

McCarter & English

MoloLamken

Morgan Lewis

Motley Rice

Nabarro LLP

Osborne Clarke

Penningtons Manches

Perkins Coie

Quinn Emanuel

Reynolds Porter

Riess LeMieux

Seeger Weiss

Shapiro Arato

Sharp Law LLP

Sherin & Lodgen

Silver Golub

Skadden Arps

Sullivan & Cromwell

Taylor Rose

Thompsons Solicitors

Trethowans LLP

Trowers & Hamlins

Tycko & Zavareei

Vincents Solicitors

Wagstaff & Cartmell

Walker Morris LLP

Ward Hadaway

White & Case

Wiggin & Dana

WilmerHale

Yetter Coleman

gunnercooke LLP

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Airlines Group Inc.

American Bar Association

American International Group Inc.

Apple Inc.

Association of Corporate Counsel

Aux

Barclays PLC

Binance Holdings Ltd.

British Broadcasting Corp.

ByteDance Ltd.

Chevron Corp.

Earthjustice

Google LLC

H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB

HTC Corporation

Instagram Inc.

International Business Machines Corp.

Investments Ltd.

J Sainsbury PLC

Johnson & Johnson

Kyndryl Holdings Inc.

Laing O'Rourke

Leidos Holdings Inc.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

LinkedIn Corp.

Lloyd's America Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Monsanto Co.

NVIDIA Corp.

Nasdaq Inc.

Natural Resources Defense Council

Navy Federal Credit Union

New York University

PPG Industries Inc.

Sandoz International GmbH

Second Amendment Foundation

Sierra Club

Sling TV LLC

Snap Inc.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Hershey Co.

The Home Depot Inc.

TikTok Inc.

Transocean Ltd.

Uber Technologies Inc.

Valaris

Verizon Communications Inc.

Vodafone Group PLC

W.R. Berkley Corp.

W.R. Grace & Co.

Walmart Inc.

YouTube Inc.

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Connecticut Insurance Department

Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Trade Commission

Financial Conduct Authority

Indiana Attorney General's Office

National Labor Relations Board

New Jersey Attorney General's Office

New Jersey Court

New York Attorney General's Office

Texas Attorney General's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

UK High Court